FLORENCE SCULTORE D'ARTE GIUSEPPE ARMANI LIMITED EDITION SUMMERTIME FIGURINE - MODEL 485/C, 1993

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF ITALIAN PORCELAIN FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE BY THE RENOWNED ARTIST GIUSEPPE ARMANI, PRODUCED BY FLORENCE SCULTORE D'ARTE. THIS HANDCRAFTED LIMITED EDITION PIECE DEPICTS A YOUNG MAIDEN IN CLASSICAL POSE, SUSPENDED ON A ROPE SWING WITH GRACEFULLY BILLOWING PINK SILK DRAPERY. THE COMPOSITION EXEMPLIFIES THE REFINED AESTHETIC AND TECHNICAL MASTERY CHARACTERISTIC OF ARMANI'S WORK DURING THE LATE 1990S.

IDENTIFICATION AND ATTRIBUTION:
- MAKER: GIUSEPPE ARMANI, ITALIAN SCULPTOR AND CERAMICIST
- MANUFACTURER: FLORENCE SCULTORE D'ARTE (FLORENCE ART SCULPTURE)
- MODEL: 485/C SUMMERTIME
- EDITION: LIMITED EDITION, NUMBER 1352 OF 5,000 PIECES
- DATE: 1993 (MARKED © 1993 FLORENCE ON BASE)
- SIGNATURE: HAND-SIGNED 'GIUSEPPE ARMANI' ON THE CERAMIC BASE

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
THE FIGURINE COMPRISES A FINELY MODELLED PORCELAIN MAIDEN FIGURE WITH DELICATE FACIAL FEATURES AND NATURALISTIC HAND POSITIONING. THE FIGURE IS DRESSED IN FLOWING PINK SILK FABRIC THAT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE CERAMIC COMPOSITION, CREATING A DYNAMIC SENSE OF MOVEMENT. THE MAIDEN IS SUSPENDED FROM A SEGMENTED ROPE SWING CONSTRUCTED FROM CERAMIC ELEMENTS, DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL SKILL IN THE EXECUTION OF FINE DETAIL. THE BASE IS A SUBSTANTIAL CERAMIC PLATFORM FEATURING SCULPTED NATURALISTIC FOLIAGE IN GREY-GREEN TONES WITH SUBTLE GILDED ACCENTS, PROVIDING VISUAL WEIGHT AND BOTANICAL CONTEXT TO THE COMPOSITION. THE ENTIRE PIECE IS MOUNTED ON A TURNED WOODEN BASE WITH BLACK LACQUERED FINISH.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 48CM (INCLUDING BASE)

CONDITION:
EXCELLENT CONDITION THROUGHOUT. THE PORCELAIN SURFACES ARE PRISTINE WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR RESTORATION EVIDENT. THE PINK SILK DRAPERY REMAINS SUPPLE AND SHOWS ONLY MINIMAL WEAR CONSISTENT WITH CAREFUL DISPLAY. THE PAINTED CERAMIC BASE IS INTACT WITH NO LOSSES TO THE FOLIAGE DETAIL OR GILDING. THE ROPE SWING MECHANISM IS SECURE AND FULLY FUNCTIONAL. ALL ORIGINAL COMPONENTS REMAIN UNALTERED AND UNRESTORED. THE WOODEN BASE IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH AN EVEN BLACK LACQUER FINISH.

PROVENANCE AND DOCUMENTATION:
THE LOT IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ORIGINAL FRAMED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BEARING THE FLORENCE SCULTORE D'ARTE LETTERHEAD AND THE HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURE OF G. ARMANI, CONFIRMING THIS AS AN AUTHENTIC LIMITED EDITION PIECE NUMBER 1352. THE CERTIFICATE PROVIDES FORMAL AUTHENTICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE EDITION STATUS AND MODEL DESIGNATION.

SIGNIFICANCE:
GIUSEPPE ARMANI'S FIGURATIVE WORKS FROM THIS PERIOD ARE HIGHLY REGARDED BY COLLECTORS OF ITALIAN DECORATIVE ARTS AND FINE PORCELAIN SCULPTURE. THE SUMMERTIME MODEL EXEMPLIFIES THE ROMANTIC CLASSICAL AESTHETIC THAT DEFINED ARMANI'S ARTISTIC VISION, COMBINING TECHNICAL VIRTUOSITY IN PORCELAIN MODELLING WITH THE INTEGRATION OF TEXTILE ELEMENTS TO CREATE DYNAMIC, EMOTIONALLY ENGAGING COMPOSITIONS. LIMITED EDITION PIECES FROM THE 1990S PRODUCTION RUN REMAIN SOUGHT AFTER IN THE INTERNATIONAL COLLECTOR MARKET, PARTICULARLY EXAMPLES IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION.

Item Size: Height: 48cm, Width: 32cm, Depth: 32cm, Weight: 4Kg

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
232169+3

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